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Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing

Homemade blue cheese dressing

The best homemade blue cheese dressing will always win between store bought. This dressing recipe is fresh tasting, light and has crumbled blue cheese throughout. Not too thick or thin so perfect for salads to dips. A healthy version with no added sugar so safe for keto and low carb!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 1 recipe
Calories 533.8 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoon mayo
  • 1 ounce blue cheese crumbles
  • 2 tablespoon buttermilk (sub heavy cream for keto)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Either use blue cheese crumbles or find a high quality blue cheese and crumble it yourself
  • In a mixing bowl combine sour cream and mayo
  • Add in lemon juice and blue cheese crumbles. See notes below before adding blue cheese
  • Slowly add buttermilk for desired thickness. 2 tablespoons is still a thick dressing so you are more likely to want to add more than take away.
  • Now salt and pepper to taste. Note, taste for saltiness because the blue cheese taste wont come out strongly until the dressing sits for a few hours up to a day. Homemade dressings are always better after sitting so flavors can marinate together.

Notes

Helpful Recipe Tips

  • How long does it last, luckily blue cheese dressing will last anywhere from 7-10 days. Due to it being homemade it doesn't have a shelf life of months just a week or slightly more depending on how fresh the ingredients were when you started.
  • Blend blue cheese, I like to blend the dressing a little with the blue cheese crumbles. This makes even spreading across the dressing. Simply give a light blend to the blue cheese dressing with half the blue cheese then toss in the rest of that authentic texture.
  • For keto, if you are unsure about buttermilk you can swap for heavy cream. Buttermilk doesn't add anymore than 2g net carbs for the entire recipe but whatever makes you comfortable.
  • Thick or thin, test the thickness you want by adding in the buttermilk last. This recipe is the perfect thickness to me but maybe you want it thicker and may only use half the buttermilk or you want it thinner and double the amount. 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Homemade blue cheese dressing
Amount Per Serving (1 recipe)
Calories 533.8 Calories from Fat 468
% Daily Value*
Fat 52g80%
Saturated Fat 20.8g130%
Trans Fat 1.3g
Cholesterol 104mg35%
Sodium 567.3mg25%
Carbohydrates 7.6g3%
Sugar 5.7g6%
Protein 10.1g20%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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